''Baloch'' is a 2023 Indian
Marathi
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*Marathi people, an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group of Maharashtra, India
*Marathi language, the Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Marathi people
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See also
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historical drama film written and directed by Prakash Pawar, starring
Pravin Tarde,
Ashok Samarth
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, Tejashree Jadhav,
Smita Gondkar
Smita Gondkar is an Indian actress who works primarily in Marathi and Hindi films. She was also featured in the Marathi music video "Pappi De Parula". She was a contestant on '' Bigg Boss Marathi 1.''
Career
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, and
Vishal Nikam in the leading roles. The film is based on the historical events after the
Battle of Panipat, about the struggles of Marathas as laborers after their transfer to
Balochistan
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The film was theatrically released on 5 May 2023, film received positive reviews from critics for acting performances of
Pravin Tarde,
Ashok Samarth
''Singham'' is a 2011 Indian Hindi-language action film directed by Rohit Shetty and produced by Reliance Entertainment, based on a script by writers Yunus Sajawal and Farhad-Sajid. It serves as first installment of Shetty's Cop Universe. A r ...
and
Smita Gondkar
Smita Gondkar is an Indian actress who works primarily in Marathi and Hindi films. She was also featured in the Marathi music video "Pappi De Parula". She was a contestant on '' Bigg Boss Marathi 1.''
Career
Smita Gondkar has worked in the Uni ...
. ''Baloch'' grossed over at the box office.
Plot
The story of the Baloch film is based on the events following the
Third Battle of Panipat in 1761, in which the Marathas suffered a devastating defeat at the hands of the invading forces of the
Durrani Empire. The film throws light on the struggles and challenges faced by the Marathas during that time and is based on the outcome of the battle and its aftermath.
Cast
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Pravin Tarde as Suryaji
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Ashok Samarth
''Singham'' is a 2011 Indian Hindi-language action film directed by Rohit Shetty and produced by Reliance Entertainment, based on a script by writers Yunus Sajawal and Farhad-Sajid. It serves as first installment of Shetty's Cop Universe. A r ...
as Jafar Khan
* Ramesh Pardeshi as Sadashiv Bhau Peshwe
* Tejashree Jadhav
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Smita Gondkar
Smita Gondkar is an Indian actress who works primarily in Marathi and Hindi films. She was also featured in the Marathi music video "Pappi De Parula". She was a contestant on '' Bigg Boss Marathi 1.''
Career
Smita Gondkar has worked in the Uni ...
as Ratna
* Rohit Awale
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Vishal Nikam
Release
Theatrical
The film was theatrically released on 5 May 2023.
Reception
Critical reception
Anub George of ''
The Times of India
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'' rated 2.0 out of 5, praised Pravin Tarde's acting said "Tarde dons the role of Subhedar Saryaji and makes a larger than life impression", and criticised poorly executed sound design in the film. Devendra Jadhav of ''
Sakal
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'' praised performances of Tarde and Ashok Samarth in negative role, music of Narendra Bhide. Virat Verma from ''Flickonclick'' gave 4 out of 5 stars and wrote "The film is the perfect tribute to the braveness and valour of Marathas who fought in the battle of Panipat. The movie is a fine drama that makes you emotional with its grim tone." ''OTT Marathi'' rated 4 stars out of 5 and gave positive review.
Box office
The film grossed over ₹2.57 crore at the box office.
Soundtrack
References
External links
* {{IMDb title, id=15464704
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2023 films
2020s Marathi-language films
Action films based on actual events
2020s historical drama films
Films set in the 1670s